The Memory Palace of Matteo Ricci by Jonathan D Spence

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The Memory Palace of Matteo Ricci by Jonathan D Spence

From the renowned historian and author of The Death of Woman Wang, a vivid and gripping account of the 16th-century missionary's remarkable sojourn to Ming China
 
In 1577, the Jesuit Priest Matteo Ricci set out from Italy to bring Christian faith and Western thought to Ming dynasty China. To capture the complex emotional and religious drama of Ricci's extraordinary life, Jonathan Spence relates his subject's experiences with several images that Ricci himself created--four images derived from the events in the Bible and others from a book on the art of memory that Ricci wrote in Chinese and circulated among members of the Ming dynasty elite. A rich and compelling narrative about a fascinating life, The Memory Palace of Matteo Ricci is also a significant work of global history, juxtaposing the world of Counter-Reformation Europe with that of Ming China.

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ISBN 13 9780140080988
ISBN 10 0140080988
Title The Memory Palace of Matteo Ricci
Author Jonathan D Spence
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Penguin Random House Australia
Year published 1985-09-03
Number of pages 368
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.